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Mugabe's son-in-law a playboy - report
03 Mar 2014 at 06:53hrs | Views
The Telegraph reported that both Emirates and Qatar airlines denied Chikore worked for them, but Zimbabweans based in Qatar insisted that he works for Qatar Airways.
"Chikore actually works for Qatar Airways and we attended a party along with his work colleagues here ahead of the wedding.
"Most of his friends from work flew out to Harare for the wedding on Thursday," said a Zimbabwean based in Doha.
A junior officer with the central intelligence organisation (CIO) has apparently said president Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore was a playboy ill-suited to be Bona's husband.
The officer said Grace Mugabe's determination for the marriage to go ahead and her disdain for the country's spy agency had prevented proper vetting of the First Son-in-Law.
"Simba Chikore aka Mutsahuni - 37 years old is the son of a Zaoga leader. He attended school at St Johns High and finished in 1996 as a head boy. He later went for flight school in Chicago Ilinois where he stayed briefly. He later returned to Zimbabwe and worked for Air Zim where he left in 2010," the CIO officer said Sunday.
"He is a workout addict and also much into bike riding. He is known for womanising from his high school days and recently involved in a spate of affairs which were glossed over by the team that prepared the final report.
"This man was deemed too old for the first daughter and too tainted to be involved with her. We managed to do surveillance on some of the women involved including some foreign white girls.
"Most of the info that we harvested reflected a man who is not fit to be the First Son-in-Law but as fate would have it, the information was heavily massaged to fit the criteria that would please H.E."
Grace Mugabe, claimed last year that her daughter had been married a virgin in remarks that raised eyebrows around the country.
"She has listened to me and I spoke to Simba and I told him that I want my daughter to get married when she is still a virgin and he respects that," said the First Lady.
The claim was dismissed as ridiculous by the CIO officer who said Simba and Bona travelled together abroad on several occasions and shared hotel rooms.
He added: "We as junior officers are grieved by the amount being used for this private affair. Guests including Koffi Olomide are staying at the Meikles (hotel) where security is high.
"Chikore actually works for Qatar Airways and we attended a party along with his work colleagues here ahead of the wedding.
"Most of his friends from work flew out to Harare for the wedding on Thursday," said a Zimbabwean based in Doha.
A junior officer with the central intelligence organisation (CIO) has apparently said president Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore was a playboy ill-suited to be Bona's husband.
The officer said Grace Mugabe's determination for the marriage to go ahead and her disdain for the country's spy agency had prevented proper vetting of the First Son-in-Law.
"Simba Chikore aka Mutsahuni - 37 years old is the son of a Zaoga leader. He attended school at St Johns High and finished in 1996 as a head boy. He later went for flight school in Chicago Ilinois where he stayed briefly. He later returned to Zimbabwe and worked for Air Zim where he left in 2010," the CIO officer said Sunday.
"He is a workout addict and also much into bike riding. He is known for womanising from his high school days and recently involved in a spate of affairs which were glossed over by the team that prepared the final report.
"This man was deemed too old for the first daughter and too tainted to be involved with her. We managed to do surveillance on some of the women involved including some foreign white girls.
"Most of the info that we harvested reflected a man who is not fit to be the First Son-in-Law but as fate would have it, the information was heavily massaged to fit the criteria that would please H.E."
Grace Mugabe, claimed last year that her daughter had been married a virgin in remarks that raised eyebrows around the country.
"She has listened to me and I spoke to Simba and I told him that I want my daughter to get married when she is still a virgin and he respects that," said the First Lady.
The claim was dismissed as ridiculous by the CIO officer who said Simba and Bona travelled together abroad on several occasions and shared hotel rooms.
He added: "We as junior officers are grieved by the amount being used for this private affair. Guests including Koffi Olomide are staying at the Meikles (hotel) where security is high.
Source - online
